In Pakistan, a rape case raises a number of criminal law issues. The case began when a 12 year old boy allegedly has sex with a woman from a more prominent clan. The local council ordered the boy's sister to be raped as punishment of the offending family. Two members of the council and the 4 rapists were charged, convicted and sentenced to death. However, five of the men were acquitted on appeal, the sentence of the sixth was communted to life. A further appeal is pending to the Federal Sharia Court. [Jack Chin]